1693TA
Senior Member
Been a long while since posting but here goes with my dilemma:
I have an older Mack tractor set up for pulling a mechanical folding neck trailer which it performed very well at in the past. I sold the trailer over 35 years ago but kept the truck. The 100K "Tulsa" winch and tail roller are still functional, but the cable should be replaced from age. The tractor has mostly been kept inside so in pretty good condition yet.
I have recently purchased a 2006 XL mechanical detach neck trailer to keep it from being repossessed. This trailer includes a newer 3rd flip axle. I've not seen it personally, and a friend whom knows a bit about this type trailer acted as stand in for me brokering the sale. The trouble is, I don't have an air ride tractor and need to pick it up about 950 miles distant. I'm reasonably certain I could get it attached and pulled home, (it is road worthy) but I don't know how one would work to remove the neck without air ride. I've looked all over youtube and see several videos, but all have air ride tractors.
Anybody ever ran across this type situation in the past and how to overcome? I have an older, (1979) Neway ARD-244 air ride suspension from a Mack tractor, but really don't want to swap it on the current tractor.
Thanks for any help.
I have an older Mack tractor set up for pulling a mechanical folding neck trailer which it performed very well at in the past. I sold the trailer over 35 years ago but kept the truck. The 100K "Tulsa" winch and tail roller are still functional, but the cable should be replaced from age. The tractor has mostly been kept inside so in pretty good condition yet.
I have recently purchased a 2006 XL mechanical detach neck trailer to keep it from being repossessed. This trailer includes a newer 3rd flip axle. I've not seen it personally, and a friend whom knows a bit about this type trailer acted as stand in for me brokering the sale. The trouble is, I don't have an air ride tractor and need to pick it up about 950 miles distant. I'm reasonably certain I could get it attached and pulled home, (it is road worthy) but I don't know how one would work to remove the neck without air ride. I've looked all over youtube and see several videos, but all have air ride tractors.
Anybody ever ran across this type situation in the past and how to overcome? I have an older, (1979) Neway ARD-244 air ride suspension from a Mack tractor, but really don't want to swap it on the current tractor.
Thanks for any help.